Big Bear Lodge

We definitely want to go back. The service was great. They were helpful with suggestions for us as first time visitors. The ambiance is great, very cozy. Only drawback is the hours. We wanted to take friends there for lunch on Saturday and found out the my open up at 3p.

Getting around to using my birthday discount meal from the E-Club. You get the percent of your age discounted off of your entree. IMO, the best birthday deal around town. I had a well-seasoned, perfectly cooked filet along with a great baked potato, basket of rolls, and a salad. Outstanding!

We came here with a small group for a birthday dinner. As always the food was quite good. I had the apple almond chicken and it was nice and moist. Someone else in my party had the minute chicken. The chicken in that dish was also moist but there was a decent amount of oil in it which was a bit overwhelming.The places is really a lot of fun as far as the decor goes. Thinking over the top hunting lodge and you pretty much get the idea. It's a bit questionable for vegetarians, but that's probably not their desired market. The service wasn't great. Our server didn't come by to check on us at all and it took a lot of effort to get drink refills. Perhaps an off night. If you want a decent meaty meal in a pretty interesting setting give it a try.

My husband and I went to Big Bear to celebrate his 62nd birthday. The restaurant was crowded-a good sign. We were seated and given a nice corner booth. We ordered stuffed mushrooms, buffalo meatloaf, and split a huge slab of blueberry lemon cake. We enjoyed our meal and hope to come back!

A roomy yet charming rustic style restaurant. Great service. Huge menu with additional seasonal picks and specials. Fresh, tasty food. Nothing too out there, but solid.We got seated right away. Drinks and a steaming basket of tasty bread were to us in a flash. Our waiter was excellent. Luckily, we had scanned the menu online beforehand because there is a lot to choose from.I picked the artichoke and spinach stuffed chicken breast. It was served over angel hair pasta with a delicious creamy sauce. The chicken was crispy outside, juicy inside. The pasta had fresh pieces of spinach and delicious pieces of artichokes as well. I devoured it happily. My husband misread the menu and thought the crabcakes were a dinner. No worries, he still got them. Hearty and generous, they made a great spring meal. He also loved both sauces. To round it out, he added the marshmallow topped sweet potatoes. I was afraid they would be cloying and way too sweet. Somehow, they managed to avoid that and were fantastic. We ate desserts because we were way too tempted. The Almond Joy bread pudding that was on special was incredible. Coconuty with just the right amount of chocolate, it was decadent with the creme anglaise. My husband had the hot fudge cream puff, which just the sight of made other diners inquire about. One bite took me right back to my Detroit childhood.We will be back.

When we got here this place really looked and felt we were in the U.P. Because it gives off that up north vibe. We put our names at the desk and they said it was a 25 minute wait but within 5-10 mins they had a table for us, for that time being before getting our seats we went to the bar and ordered drinks, this is where I realized I don't like Mules, any kind of Moscow mule concoction. We got to our seats and it was definitely log cabin seating with lots of wood, the atmosphere is amazing! So we sat down, ordered food and waited for all of it to come, I ordered the Lakeside Whitefish with a side salad and a baked potato. The wife ordered The Lodge House Grilled Sirloin Steak, we both had a baked potato as our side item and we also got the Crispy Brussel Sprouts as an appetizer. Our side salads came first and I had a crispy Caesar salad, it was fresh, crispy, crunchy and delicious, the croutons were HUGE! Next came out our Brussel Sprouts and let me tell ya when they said they were crispy they weren't lieing, they were crispy and delicious. The sauce they were glazed in tasted caramel glazed and it was just soaking in it which made them so flavorful. Definitely worth the taste. Next, our main course came to us, the Lake side White fish looked amazing and the added pasta really made it fulfilling. It was very delicious and it wasn't very fishy, the sauce had a creamy taste and the tomatoes were nice and juicy. The wife had the Lodge House Grilled Sirloin Steak and she asked for it Medium Rae but they brought it out way overcooked, it was more like well done. It wasn't that good and had a bit of a leathery taste. I know if we come back I won't be ordering steaks because I hope that's not medium rare to them. By the time we were done eating and drinking we had no more room for the Baked Potato and dessert so we took those to go. All in all the service was great, the food was amazing (as long as you're not getting a steak) and the atmosphere was really cool. This is a place I would love to come back and try the other fish they had on the menu.

Big Bear Lodge is my favorite place to eat when visiting family in Brownstown Twp, Michigan! I always order the same entree, Honey Maple Salmon. As its name suggests, the decor is a rustic country log cabin lodge. The service is always courteous and efficient. If ordering/picking up carry-out, there is a corner of the bar area with a sign designating the area to do so. If dining in, I highly recommend making a reservation in advance as this place is popular and for good reason in my opinion.

We had dinner there yesterday (2/23/23). We ordered one Whitefish dinner and the deep fried Northern Pike. Both were excellent, cooked to perfection. The service was great and very professional, we received our food and drinks in minutes. The decor and atmosphere of this place is fantastic. You actually feel like you're up north! We will be going back soon.

Went there for birthday dinner and to say I am truly disappointed is a understatement . Over a hour wait to receive food and all table around us received their food . Mgmt is a huge joke . There was an issue in the kitchen . No apologies no offer for discount due to problems . She seem not interested. Ruined entire experience. Need to go to mgmt training in taking care of customer . Again disappointing to write this review but you ruined a persons dinner and that wasn't even done right and didn't want to send back because how long would that take . Side note the waitress said see doesn't know what is going on in the kitchen . She was great . Mgmt response horrible !!!

I'll just give the highlights - More Bad than Good unfortunately Good - Atmosphere, nice menu choices. Most meals were OK or good. Bad - Spinach appetizer had a nice taste but was barely warm. Would have good if it was hot. A salad with chicken was ordered and the chicken was literally Pink on the inside -not done at all which can make you ill. The person who ordered it was afraid to eat it as it looked way undercooked. They ate the salad and left the chicken. Was too embarrassed to say anything because an elderly couple was paying for and would have been embarrassed after picking this place. A drink that comes in a martini glass was ordered - It was just over half full. Not even 2/3's. I didn't expect it to be to the rim but barely over half full - wow. especially for the price. Our server was just going through the motions but we felt like we were bothering her just ordering and being there. My parents who are elderly and I haven't seen in a while and they were very excited to have me with them for my birthday. They exclaimed to the server that it was my birthday and she looked at me without smiling and said 'OK'. My parents were not fishing for any freebies but simply very happy to have me with them and speaking their minds out loud! It would have been nice to have a smile and have them say something like 'Happy birthday' or 'thanks for being here on your birthday'. I come from a customer service background so these things go through my mind! My family is looking for a place to celebrate a birthday & holiday party and we had high hopes for place but wont go back.